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All results from a given calculation for CH2CHCHO (Acrolein)

using model chemistry: CCSD(T)/6-31G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes CS trans 1A'
1 2 no CS cis 1A'

Conformer 1 (CS trans)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.395376
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.766158
Nuclear repulsion energy102.479222
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3303 3133        
2 A' 3248 3080        
3 A' 3203 3038        
4 A' 2974 2821        
5 A' 1778 1687        
6 A' 1690 1603        
7 A' 1487 1411        
8 A' 1420 1347        
9 A' 1315 1247        
10 A' 1192 1131        
11 A' 937 889        
12 A' 571 542        
13 A' 318 301        
14 A" 1021 969        
15 A" 1001 949        
16 A" 955 905        
17 A" 594 563        
18 A" 158 150        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13581.5 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12882.0 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
ABC
1.58592 0.15348 0.13994

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.146 -0.750 0.000
C2 0.000 0.722 0.000
C3 1.220 1.291 0.000
O4 -1.226 -1.328 0.000
H5 0.807 -1.315 0.000
H6 -0.914 1.305 0.000
H7 1.355 2.365 0.000
H8 2.120 0.685 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.47922.45621.22501.10772.19383.45782.6818
C21.47921.34622.38862.19091.08422.12962.1199
C32.45621.34623.58382.63892.13411.08211.0850
O41.22502.38863.58382.03312.65114.50553.9045
H51.10772.19092.63892.03313.13453.72062.3922
H62.19381.08422.13412.65113.13452.50453.0965
H73.45782.12961.08214.50553.72062.50451.8460
H82.68182.11991.08503.90452.39223.09651.8460

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.686 C1 C2 H6 116.855
C2 C1 O4 123.806 C2 C1 H5 115.000
C2 C3 H7 122.187 C2 C3 H8 120.994
C3 C2 H6 122.459 O4 C1 H5 121.194
H7 C3 H8 116.819
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability

Conformer 2 (CS cis)

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Energy calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-191.393318
Energy at 298.15K 
HF Energy-190.763620
Nuclear repulsion energy104.150058
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A' 3317 3146        
2 A' 3233 3067        
3 A' 3213 3048        
4 A' 3002 2847        
5 A' 1774 1683        
6 A' 1685 1598        
7 A' 1468 1392        
8 A' 1455 1380        
9 A' 1327 1259        
10 A' 1083 1027        
11 A' 952 903        
12 A' 682 647        
13 A' 294 279        
14 A" 1013 961        
15 A" 1009 957        
16 A" 960 910        
17 A" 553 525        
18 A" 167 159        

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 13593.4 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9485) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 12893.3 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at CCSD(T)/6-31G**
ABC
0.74682 0.20847 0.16298

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at CCSD(T)/6-31G**

Point Group is Cs

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.898 -0.281 0.000
C2 0.000 0.906 0.000
C3 1.338 0.760 0.000
O4 -0.497 -1.439 0.000
H5 -1.981 -0.063 0.000
H6 -0.468 1.886 0.000
H7 2.008 1.610 0.000
H8 1.773 -0.232 0.000

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  C1 C2 C3 O4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C11.48842.46641.22611.10492.20863.46662.6717
C21.48841.34622.39772.20541.08512.12752.1073
C32.46641.34622.86433.41982.12791.08211.0831
O41.22612.39772.86432.02433.32513.94612.5714
H51.10492.20543.41982.02432.46724.32543.7583
H62.20861.08512.12793.32512.46722.49073.0832
H73.46662.12751.08213.94614.32542.49071.8567
H82.67172.10731.08312.57143.75833.08321.8567

picture of Acrolein state 1 conformation 2
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 120.860 C1 C2 H6 117.373
C2 C1 O4 123.806 C2 C1 H5 115.734
C2 C3 H7 121.986 C2 C3 H8 119.933
C3 C2 H6 121.767 O4 C1 H5 120.460
H7 C3 H8 118.080
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability